[mythtv-users] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: Broadcast flag and a kick in the teeth

[Stan Zaske]

Are you a Republican? @:D>


Steve Adeff wrote:
> On Thursday 26 January 2006 01:30, Stan Zaske wrote:
>   
>> Chad wrote:
>>     
>>> On 1/25/06, Derek Diget <mythtv.org-users at comp-u-port.net> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> C-SPAN has the Senate's Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
>>>> Tuesday hearing on "Communications Issues: Broadcast and Audio Flag"
>>>>
>>>> See
>>>> <http://www.c-span.org/videoarchives.asp?CatCodePairs=,&ArchiveDays=100>
>>>> and scroll down to about the middle of the page.  The RealStream URL is
>>>> <rtsp://video.c-span.org/15days/e012406_com.rm>
>>>>
>>>> To bad the EFF was not able to give testimony. :(
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Derek
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 25, 2006 at 02:16 -0500, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>>> =>It's a few days old, but in case you haven't heard...
>>>> =>
>>>> =>As if pushing the broadcast flag through wouldn't be enough to make
>>>> the =>MPAA/RIAA happy...  The latest proposed legislation trying to
>>>> =>retroactively ratify the FCC's broadcast flag regulations adds new
>>>> =>wording to completely prohibit new, better ways of working with media
>>>> =>(I'm pretty sure that includes Myth) unless approved by the FCC
>>>> (giving =>the lobbyists a chance to add their input in the
>>>> decision-making =>process).  Bill courtesy of Sen. Gordon Smith
>>>> (R-Ore.).
>>>> =>
>>>> =>http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004340.php
>>>> =>
>>>> =>and, don't forget to write your Senator...
>>>> =>
>>>> =>http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=205
>>>> =>
>>>> =>and, you may want to order a couple more HDTV tuners...
>>>> =>
>>>> =>Mike
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>         
>>> What will it take to put this to rest?  How can both RIAA/MPAA and Us
>>> all be happy and let these "Broadcast Flag" like things stop?
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>       
>> Defeat the Republican Senators and Representatives up for election come
>> November. Maybe then, we can largely get rid of the corrupt lobbyists
>> buying our government away from us, the American People.
>>
>>     
>
> we'll just have to worry about the currupt Democrats who will do the same 
> thing. 
> Your lying to yourself if you think the Dem's are any different than the Reps, 
> they're all cut from the same corrupt government cloth. Get government out of 
> business and you won't see laws supporting corrupt business practicel Get 
> government out of business you won't see business supporting corrupt 
> politicians.
>
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